Stack Attack Podcast

July 16-24th 2022 is Pride Week here on PEI, and on this episode we are shining a spotlight on some programming and resources aimed towards 2SLGBTQIA+ Islanders and their families. Joining us are Vanessa Bradley and Scott Alan from PEERS Alliance, and Lucky Fusca from Pride PEI. Vanessa and Scott will be chatting with Krystal about some of the programs and resources that PEERS Alliance offers; and Lucky joins Alicia to talk about PEI Pride Festival’s return to in-person events, and the importance of representation both in our communities and the media we consume. And be sure to listen all the way to the end of this jam packed episode for the debut of our new Book Picks segment. Books that were recommended throughout the episode can be found listed below - follow the links to place a hold and borrow each one! 

For more information on the great programs and resources mentioned in the PEERS Alliance segment, check out the PEERS Alliance website and follow them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. 

Don’t forget that the OUTspoken Pride Poetry Slam is happening on July 20th from 7-9 at the new Charlottetown Library Learning Centre.

For more information about Pride PEI and the PEI Pride Festival 2022, you can visit the Pride PEI website or check out their Facebook and Instagram. 

You can also stay up-to-date on what’s happening at your local library by checking out the PEI Public Library Service’s online Program Calendar or follow them on Social Media.

Follow these links to borrow some of the books and dvds mentioned by Vanessa & Scott from PEERS Alliance, Lucky from Pride PEI, and in our Book Picks Segment. 

Vanessa Bradley, PEERS Alliance

• This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar (Adult Fiction)

Scott Alan, PEERS Alliance

• Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love (Children’s)
• Epekwitk : Mi'kmaq poetry from Prince Edward Island by Julie Pellissier-Lush (Adult NonFiction)

Lucky Fusca, Pride PEI

• The Umbrella Academy Vol. 1 (Adult Graphic Novel)
• The Umbrella Academy Season 1 (DVD)

Books Picks Recommendations 

• Perfectly Norman by Tom Percival (Children’s)
• Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima (Children’s)
• The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe (YA)
• Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (YA)
• Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (YA)
• Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (YA)
• Heartstopper Vol. 1 (YA Graphic Novel)
• Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (Adult Fiction)
• The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (Adult Fiction)
• The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (Adult Fiction)
• The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Adult Fiction)
• Untamed by Glennon Doyle (Adult NonFiction)
• Me by Elton Joh...

On this episode of Stack Attack, we're talking about Canadian Children's Book Week and the TD Summer Reading Club. 

Erin Alladin, one of the featured authors of Canadian Children’s Book Week this year, joined us for a chat about her experience with the virtual event and being a writer of children’s non-fiction. You can learn more about her and her projects here. You can also place a hold on her book, Outside, you notice from the PEI Public Library Service, here.

Also in this episode we have Roseanne Gauthier, Youth Services Librarian at the Charlottetown Library Learning Centre, who talks about the TD Summer Reading Club. For more information in the TD Summer Reading Club, check out the website and stay tuned to PEI Public Library’s social media accounts and online programming calendar to see what awesome SRC programs will be happening at a library near you!

Welcome to another episode of Stack Attack - the PEI Public Library Service's podcast!

March is Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month and we met up with Laurie Loane, Executive Director for Agriculture in the Classroom-PEI, and Roseanne Gauthier, Children & Teen Librarian at Confederation Center Public Library to talk about ways in which we celebrate CALM across the Island, in our schools, and in our libraries. 

For more information on the great programs and resources mentioned throughout the podcast episode, check out:

• Agriculture in the Classroom PEI’s Facebook Page or Website 
• Agriculture in the Classroom Canada’s Facebook Page or Website 
• SucSeed Hydroponics 
• Brilliant Labs 
• PEI Public Library Service’s Facebook Page to hear Chloe Loane from Agriculture in the Classroom PEI read "Wake Up Farm" written by Jonny Lambert and published by DK Publishing: https://fb.watch/bL0c3JIrhv/  

Welcome to another episode of Stack Attack - the PEI Public Library Service's podcast!

In this episode, we have assembled a number of our library staff from across the Province to provide some recommended titles for you to read during this Holiday season. Join our Book Panel and find your next perfect holiday read!

Special thanks to Krystal Dionne for interviewing this episode's speakers.

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:

Sue Gardner – Branch Technician at Murray Harbour & Murray River libraries

• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens - https://bit.ly/3p1uMve
• Hamnet: a Novel of the Plague by Maggie O’Farrell - https://bit.ly/3EIqLB9
• Rules of Civility by Amor Towles - https://bit.ly/3dyPcVM
• Mandy’s Gourmet Salad: Recipes for Lettuce and Life by Mandy Wolfe - https://bit.ly/335IEfi
• Magnolia Table: a Collection of Recipes for Gathering by Joanna Gaines - https://bit.ly/3oEtbLJ
• The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser - https://bit.ly/3yb4xp4

Beth Clinton – Regional Librarian

• Penny: a Graphic Memoir by Karl Stevens - https://bit.ly/3rSGSsm
• Basketful of Heads by  Joe Hill - https://bit.ly/3GrZ14i
• Fangs by Sarah Anderson - https://bit.ly/31BCyDh
• Talking to Strangers: a Memoir of my Escape From a Cult by Marianne Boucher - https://bit.ly/3Gtzg3x
• Outlawed by Anna North - https://bit.ly/31Gf6Ep

Hannah Norris –Branch Technician at Mt Stewart, Morell & Souris libraries

• Astra by Cedar Bowers - https://bit.ly/30gf7yE
• Shadow & Bone by Leigh Bardugo - https://bit.ly/3oC4Gie

Gillian Mahen – Library Assistant at the Confederation Center Public Library in Charlottetown

• The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow - https://bit.ly/3y8losF
• A Court of Thorns & Roses by Sarah J. Maas - https://bit.ly/3GxmlNU
• The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk - https://bit.ly/31ImX4H

Sarah Bernath – Branch Technician at Bibliothèque publique Dr.-J.-Edmond-Arsenault in Charlottetown

• Tout le bleu du ciel by Mélissa Da Costa - https://bit.ly/3Gx0A0L
• Nous étions le sel de la mer by Roxanna Bouchard - https://bit.ly/3lSp6BR

Welcome to another episode of Stack Attack - the PEI Public Library Service's podcast. In this episode, we will be celebrating the Halloween season! Join us as we talk to some special guests from across the Island who share with us their experiences and knowledge of the supernatural.

Special thanks to Krystal Dionne for interviewing this episode's speakers.

SPECIAL GUESTS:

Benton Hartley: Storyteller in Residence at the Kings Playhouse in Georgetown, PEI. https://kingsplayhouse.com/

Carol Livingstone: Resident of West Point, PEI and past board member of the West Point Development Corporation https://westpointlighthouse.ca/

Nikkie Gallant: Site Manager for the Eptek Art & Culture Centre in Summerside, PEI https://www.peimuseum.ca/visit/eptek-art-culture-centre

Welcome to another episode of Stack Attack - the PEI Public Library Service's podcast. In this episode, we are hosting our first Stack Attach Book Panel.

With June being National Indigenous History and the current discovery of unmarked graves on former residential school sites across the County, Canadians are searching for opportunities to re-educate themselves – to learn about the history of residential schools and how to become better allies on the road to reconciliation. In order to help Islanders find books and resources relating to this topic, we have assembled the first Stack Attack book panel.

Panelist #1: Nora McCarthy Joyce Nora works at the PEI Department of Health and Wellness (Policy and Planning), is a mom of 3, avid reader and nature dweller, has a super dog (greyhound named Bear who provides Therapy to all those around her) and has a keen interest in the health and social dimensions of our collective wellness.

Panelist #2: Neil Forbes Neil is a band member of Saddle Lake Cree Nation and was born and raised in Summerside PEI, where he now lives his wife, Wendy, three-year-old daughter, Lotty, and cat, Willy. Neil is the Network Coordinator for the Wabanaki-Labrador Indigenous Health Research Network at Dalhousie and is in the Second Year of his Ph.D. at UNB.

Panelist #3: Roseanne Gauthier Roseanne is a white settler living in Mi'kma'ki, the traditional and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq. She has been the Youth Services Librarian for the PEI Public Library Service since 2014. Roseanne is passionate about the importance of all children seeing themselves reflected in the materials found on the shelves of their local library and the power of stories to start conversations about anti-racism, injustice, and reconciliation.

Special thanks to Krystal Dionne for interviewing this episode's speakers.

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:

• The Gathering by Theresa Meuse
• Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
• Swift Fox All Along by Rebecca Thomas
• I'm Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas
• Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese
• My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique Gray
• Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga
• Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway
• #Not Your Princess by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale

Welcome to another episode of Stack Attack - the PEI Public Library Service's podcast.

In this episode, we will be celebrating the 51st anniversary of Earth Day - a time to raise awareness regarding climate change, global warming and the preservation of the environment. Join us as we talk to several local environmental champions and learn how you can reduce your carbon footprint in your household and local community.

Special thanks to Krystal Dionne for interviewing this episode's speakers.

Welcome to another episode of Stack Attack - the PEI Public Library Service's podcast. In this episode, we will be discussing one of February's lesser known celebrations - Library Lovers' Month - a time to recognize the value of libraries and their importance within society. Join us as we visit libraries across the Province in order to talk with Islanders about the significance of libraries.

Special thanks to Shelley Tamtom, Sue Gardner and Krystal Dionne for interviewing this episode's speakers.

Welcome to another episode of Stack Attack - the PEI Public Library Service's podcast. In this holiday-themed episode, we will be sharing Prince Edward Island holiday stories, traditions and memories told by a number of Islanders.

Guest speakers include: Julie Pellissier-Lush, Irma Arsenault and Haley Zavo. Special thanks to Krystal Dionne, Erin Lundrigan, Gillian Mahen & Lori MacAdam for interviewing this episode's speakers.

Join us for the first episode of Stack Attack - the PEI Public Library Service's podcast. In our first Halloween-themed episode, we will be sharing Prince Edward Island ghost stories - told by a number of Island storytellers.

Guest speakers include: Ivy Wigmore, Becca Griffin, Gillian Mahen and Cameron MacDonald. Special thanks to Gillian Mahen for also organizing this episode's speakers.